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OTTAWA – Ottawa Attorney James T. Reilly was appointed to the Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee.   He was nominated to the position by Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Carter.  Reilly is the founding partner of a law firm with an office in Streator.  The Judicial

    OTTAWA – The LaSalle CountyHealth Department is reporting fifteen new coronavirus related deaths this past week. The individuals include five people in their 60s, three in their 70s, four in their 80s and three in their 90s. The health department is also reporting 511 new

OTTAWA – The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team took four individuals into custody on a number of charges after an ongoing investigation into drug sales in LaSalle County. On Wednesday, Tri-DENT along with the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop and

SPRINGFIELD – Motorists are reminded they should move over for vehicles on the shoulder every year on this date in Illinois. Scott’s Law Day is every December 23rd in honor of Lt. Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department who was struck and killed on this date in the year 2000. A

    A 19-year-old Streator college student is on the mend after receiving a kidney, and now he and his family are hoping for a Christmas homecoming. It was just last month that the Illinois Valley Community College agriculture student, Lance Moritz, announced his search for a new

PERU – Authorities are looking for a vehicle that may be involved in a series of paintball gun drive-by shootings that were targeting Christmas lights.  The Peru Police Department say on Tuesday night they received a number of calls from the center of town from residents reporting damage

OTTAWA – An Ottawa man is in custody after an investigation into a stabbing that occurred on Sunday.   Ottawa police were called to the 1300 Block of Dakota Drive for a victim who was allegedly stabbed with a knife by an unknown individual.   Their injuries were described as non-life

LASALLE – Three people are in custody after an early Wednesday morning pursuit on I-80.   The Illinois State Police assisted the Chicago Police Department after troopers spotted a vehicle of interest on the Interstate near Utica.  Around 4 AM troopers initiated a traffic stop in the

  STREATOR – Streator Mayor Jimmie Lansford announced he is resigning from office, effective December 31, citing health and personal reasons. Mayor Lansford has served Streator residents in an elected city office for 16 years. He was elected to the city council in 2005. Prior to being